Overreaction thy name is LJ

[scottishlass]

After closing down or temperarily suspending both user accounts as well as comms due to pedophilistic charges in said comms and by users, LiveJournal is now overreacting. While I still applauded LiveJournal's consequent handling of the pedophile comms, now all I can do is shaking my head over some of the antics LJ is pulling due to the Warriors For Innocence shenanigans (which incidentally are on blogger.com. Anyone know if WFI ever did a thorough search through the blogger.com comms and users? I doubt it.)

ETA: The wonderful and ever suspicious thelana looked a bit further into their pages and found some very interesting things: read here

Anyway, now LiveJournal - after closing a comm which was dedicated to Nabokov's work, esp. Lolita as well as several LJ's by Gothic Lolitas (rolls eyes) AND yaoi manga comms (fanfic etc.), they are now moving onward to delete questionable user icons. OI!!

What will be next? Certain dorama, manga and Johnny's icons prohibited?? *pets her icon of Tsu-kun and Taku-chan*
Child safety is good and nice, but this is going too far IMHO. Instead of doing a panicky purge every few years or so when someone is actually threatening to sue, keep track of certain comms and tighten the security. But this is ridiculous.

Comments

[krissasaur]

Well you are aware i am sure of the JE fandom at least. I hate JE actually. (maybe i will some what accept Arashi and... i liek a few NewS songs.. as well as some T&T...) just all my friends are obsessed. and yea exactly. i think of of my friends even has an icon that reff's johnny-san as a pedo.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm aware of the whole JE set-up and I actually loathe it. I would have stayed well away from the whole thing if not for SMAP and Kimura-san. At least they never have used Juniors for concerts and stuff like the new JE bands.

I also like some NewS and KAT-TUN stuff, but I would never actually support them to fill Johnny's pockets with even more money (apart from the CDs I buy of SMAP).

[krissasaur]

I know nothing about Smap though. the only thing i saw was something someone on my FLIST posted of them and Justin Timberlake. OH THE ENGRISH. lol. it was great. hahahah. And i wish i had but with an FLISH like mine it was inevitable. lol.

Yea. they aren't worth enough for me to pay for at all. That will go to my Korean babies ♥ hehehehehe.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

LOL ... yeah they have a weekly show where they do comedy, cook for their guests (and damn well I might add) and at the end of their show they either sing one of their own songs or do something with a musical guest.
I posted about SMAP and their songs as well as a short vid of skits form their show here (http://scottishlass.livejournal.com/225713.html).
What is so funny is that they did it first and now all the other kouhei groups (younger bands) have to do the same, so KAT-TUN have comedy shows, T&T, Arashi etc. But SMAP really takes it further, they even take the mikey out of themselves just for laughs. I don't see KAT-TUN or the other youngsters doing that. Perhaps it's the age, or perhaps SMAP is so much more than just an idol group as each member is also a good actor and artist in general. Yah, I'm biased :)

[krissasaur]

Biassed is ok. to tell you the truth, i really have no interest in JE at all. yea i like a lot of dramas they star in. but other then that i don't know anything about them other then what i have read on my friends page. what would you call it? i am some how forced to be a part of this fandom. hmm. lol.

also. kind of ashamed to say. the only smap thing i know really is -just- that Justin thing.. haha...

so maybe i will try and look into your post. but right now my mind inst in the right..set? haha. i worded that weird. anyways. when i am in the mood for some new music ill check them out 8D. though. my interest in one band hardly ever lasts longer then 1 or 2 weeks. haha.

ps. we really get off topic don't we? haha.

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Aboslutely :)

[krissasaur]

I like it though. its fun. maybe we should add each other. haha. we seem to get along pretty well. 8D;

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

Okies, I'll friend you :)

[krissasaur]

yay! I will add you back 8D;